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Articles and material related to software testing created by Anne-Marie Charrett. Includes exploratory testing, testing strategy, test design and test reporting

Yu Han on what Software Testing means to me

Yu Han on what Software Testing means to me

Last year I had the honour of teaching post graduate students the subject of software testing [http://handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/32571.html]at the University of Technology Sydney. [http://handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/32571.html] I asked students if they would like to write a post on

Knowing the unknown

Knowing the unknown

As a teenager, I remember being struck by the poignancy of the tomb of the unknown soldier. I’m not sure which tomb it was, in which city. I don’t recall there being one in Ireland, so perhaps it was in London. I remember feeling sad and perhaps a

Big Trak Robots at KWST3

I had a fantastic time at KWST3 this year. There were a lot of firsts for me. The first time I was in New Zealand, the first time I had been to KWST and the first time I met Brian Osman, plus a whole heap of other testers. I don’

The engineer's curse

The engineer's curse

Its a rare luxury this week as I have the house to my own. Perhaps those of you with partners and or younger kids will identify with this sentiment! Suddenly life seems to be easy and manageable. I don’t feel responsible for looking after other people and their problems.

Where have all the good jobs gone?

Where have all the good jobs gone?

If you follow and believe the twitter conversations, it seems that the main reason for getting ISTQB certification is to pass the screening when applying for work. No ISTQB? No interview! My personal experience has been that yes, on one or two occasions I’ve failed to be interviewed based

Software Testing at University of Technology Sydney

Software Testing at University of Technology Sydney

I no longer teach this class. However, I do teach HSC students wanting to get into tech. See Catherine Karena from Test-Ed [https://www.test-ed.com.au/] for details on how you can get experience based training in the tech industry. I’m lecturing at the University of Technology this

How I use modelling in software testing

How I use modelling in software testing

My testing can look like ‘fly by the seat of my pants” testing at times. There’s nothing more I like to do than grab a new product and jump straight into testing. No namby pamby reading of requirements by me! No, I want to get straight to the source